Horseshoe.



No. 804,889. 7 PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905 E. P. HAG-ERTY.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY27,1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT onrion.

HOR'SESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed. July 27, 1905. Serial No. 271,483.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. HAGERTY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the ,county of Des Moines and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in horseshoes; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a horseshoe which will relieve strained tendons and joints, cure weak heels and certain navicular diseases, prevent slipping and stumbling, and insure quick action and longer length of stride without straining the tendons and joints of the leg.

The above and other objects are attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the under side of my improved horseshoe. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Figs. 3 and iare transverse sectional views taken, respectively, on the planes indicated by the lines 3 3 and 4. 4; in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a slightly-modified form of the invention; and Figs. 6 and 7 are detail sectional views taken, respectively, on the lines 6 6 and 7 7 in Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4:, inclusive, of the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes my improved horseshoe, Which has its front end or toe portion 2 beveled outwardly, its side portions 3 beveled inwardly, and its heel portions 4: provided with calks 5, so that the flat upper surface of the shoe will lie in a downwardly and forwardly inclined plane when the under side .or bottom of the shoe rests upon a level surface, as shown in Fig.2 of the drawings. The beveled toe portion 2 extends from the point a upon one side to the point 6 upon the other, and the beveled portions of the sides 3 extend from the points at to the points 0. The heel portions tare flat,

as shown, and the calks 5 may be integral or detachable, as desired. The bevel of the toe portion 2 extends outwardly and upwardly from the lower inner edge e of the shoe to the upper outer edge f', so that the latter edge is comparatively sharp and the toe portion of the shoe is of substantially triangular form in cross-section, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The bevel of the side portions 3 of the shoe is comparatively slight and increases from the points 0 to the points a' b, where abrupt shoulders are formed at the front ends of the inner bevels, between them and the rear ends of the outer toe bevel, as

will be seen upon referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive, of the drawings is very similar to the one just described, the only differences being the omission of the calks 5 and the beveling of the entire under side or bottom of the shoe. In this construction the heel portions 4 of the shoe are beveled slightly from points 9 to points it in arearward direction, as shown.

The construction and advantage of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

It will be seen that by constructing the shoe in the manner described it will be permitted to take a firm hold upon the ground and will at the same time produce a rolling motion. It will relieve the navicular joint of all strain as the hoof leaves the ground and it will throw the weight of the animals body upon its toes,

so that the heels will be allowed to grow strong and high. The shoe will also prevent stumbling and slipping, and when used on the front feet only insures quick action, thereby lessening the liability of overreaching and enabling the horse to travel with more speed.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The herein-described horseshoe, beveled outwardly on its under side, at the toe, and having its side portions beveled inwardly on their under sides and forming abrupt shoul- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ders between the front ends of the side bevels my hand in presence of two subscribing Witand the rear ends of the toe bevels, the said nesses.

side bevels diminishing in pitch toward the EDWARD P. HAGERTY. 5 heel, extending inwardly across the side por- Witnesses:

{ions of the shoe and terminating short of the M. J. MERGER,

eel.

KATE HERLEMAN. 

